Multicultural Caribbean United Against HIV/AIDS - English Scholarship Application

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A limited number of scholarships are available to cover expenses related to travel and accommodations.If you wish to apply for a scholarship to attend the conference,please complete and submit this application in the postage-paid envelope provided or send it to the address on the back of this form.

In addition to mail,this form can be returned via fax to 1-301-628-3101 .Individuals applying for a scholarship do not need to complete the Registration and Housing Forms.

Applications must be postmarked no later than October 20,2003 .Applications postmarked after the

October 20,2003, deadline, or with incomplete information,will not be considered.

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PURPOSE AND GUIDELINES

The Scholarship Program seeks to bring to the conference a broad representation of individuals who have demonstrated experience and potential to become active in HIV/AIDS-related activities in their communities.

Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to individuals who meet the following minimum requirements:

All sections of the Scholarship Application must be completed.

The applicant must be a resident of one of the following target countries:

- Antigua and Barbuda , Dominican Republic , Haiti , Puerto Rico

- Aruba , French Guiana , Martinique , Suriname

- .Bahamas , Guadalupe (including Netherlands Antilles (including , Turks and Caicos

- Belize St.Barthelemy and Bonaire,Curaçao,Saba,U.S.Virgin Islands, St.Martin) St.Eustatius, and St.Maarten )

The applicant must be affiliated with and/or working in the area of HIV/AIDS.

The activities described in the application must be consistent with the objectives of the conference,which are:

To enhance the Caribbean ’s regional efforts to work collectively toward preventing the spread of HIV and mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health,social,and economic status of the region.
To improve regional responses to HIV/AIDS through the application of knowledge,research,learning, collaboration,and best practices within the Caribbean region.
To develop regional research capacity through promotion of a Caribbean HIV/AIDS research agenda and dissemination of the latest HIV/AIDS research information.

Applications that do not demonstrate the minimum requirements described above will not be reviewed.

Scholarship recipients will receive one of the following:

A full scholarship that includes round-trip coach airfare,lodging,meal allowance,and local transportation
A partial scholarship that may include any combination of airfare,lodging,meal allowance,or local transportation

The information received in this application will be used only to evaluate the application in terms of eligibility, representation,and compatibility with conference objectives. Personal contact information will be removed before the application is reviewed.

A Multicultural Caribbean United Against HIV/AIDS will be conducted in Spanish,French,Dutch,and English.

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Scholarship Information Homepage: Multicultural Caribbean United Against HIV/AIDS

Multicultural Caribbean United Against HIV/AIDS Conference homepage

Caribbean Epidemiology Centre
16-18 Jamaica Boulevard, Federation Park
P.O. Box 164, Port of Spain
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 622-4261, Fax: (868) 622-2792
E-mail: postmaster@carec.paho.org